Answer-Below are three sentences (I), (II), and (III). One or more of them may contain a grammatical or usa...

Explanation Rule In indirect speech assertive sentences, sentence structure follows standard statement order Subject Verb . We do not invert the subject and helping verb Verb Subject as we do in direct questions. Application In Sentence II, why had the stock prices fallen uses question word order. Since this is an indirect statement, the subject the stock prices must come before the helping verb had. Corrected Sentence The market analyst explained why the stock prices had fallen so sharply.

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I . One or more of them may contain a grammatical or usage error. Choose the option that identifies which sentence(s) are error-free. I. The financial commission recommended that tax benefits be extended to small businesses. II. The market analyst explained why had the stock prices fallen so sharply. III. Higher interest rates were announced by the central bank to control inflation.